Sunderland beat Port Vale 2-1 in the first-round of the FA Cup.
Sunderland made it 14 games unbeaten when they picked up a huge win against Barnsley on Tuesday evening, beating their League One rivals 4-2.
The victory over Daniel Stendel’s side was huge for Jack Ross’ men after back-to-back draws in the third-tier, but this weekend attentions turn back to the FA Cup.
The Black Cats take on Walsall for the second week running in the second round of the big domestic competition. The match is a huge opportunity for the visitors to potentially set up a big tie in the third round.
Ross’ side travel back to the Bescot Stadium on Saturday once again, but it’ll be a change of competition this time around – and Sunderland will be adamant on picking up a big win after last weekend.
The Wearside team drew 2-2 last time they made the trip to Walsall, but the result was a good one after the away side were reduced to 10 men early on.
And Ross may want to keep this run of momentum going, so we are predicting another strong side to be fielded by the Scot.
We anticipate three changes, with the impressive Luke O’Nien starting the tie after a good run of displays, scoring the decisive goal on Tuesday against Barnsley.
Jerome Sinclair may be given another chance to start and the game could be key for the loanee, with the Watford man needing a goal to end his drought.
Below is how we predict Sunderland to start on their second trip to Midlands in as many weeks, with three changes to the side from midweek.
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